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Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Customer Development Assistant Manager

Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChangsha, Hunan, ChinaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or above in any major.
  • At least 2 years of work experience.
  • Based in Changsha and willing to travel occasionally.
  • Experience in FMCG or food and beverage is preferred.
  • Experience in key account management, channel operations, or supply chain management is preferred.
  • Strong learning ability and adaptability to grasp business logic and client needs, solve problems flexibly, and find practical solutions.
  • Strong interpersonal communication and coordination skills to build relationships across levels and personalities, and communicate clearly and in a structured manner.
  • Reliable and thorough execution, with ownership and proactive follow-through.
  • Attention to numbers, processes, and details, maintaining accuracy while handling multiple moving parts.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
  • Business-minded and focused on achieving targets, with willingness to take ownership of results.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain daily communication and relationships with procurement and procurement-assistant teams at Busy Ming Group headquarters, building a stable, trust-based partnership.
  • Respond promptly to client needs, coordinate internal resources to resolve issues, and improve client satisfaction.
  • Manage sampling for new and key products sent to Busy Ming Group headquarters, follow up on sample reviews, collect feedback, and drive product adjustments and optimization.
  • Oversee product listing from quotation, negotiation, and contract signing through system data entry to support smooth product launches.
  • Track post-launch sales performance and provide timely market feedback.
  • Follow up on daily supply-chain tasks, including order processing, shipment arrangement, and delivery confirmation, to ensure stable supply.
  • Coordinate and resolve after-sales issues involving near-expiry products, returns or exchanges, and quality complaints.
  • Monitor inventory turnover and work with the client on replenishment plans to avoid stockouts or overstock.
  • Assist the team in developing sales plans and promotional strategies for the Busy Ming channel.
  • Track monthly, quarterly, and annual sales-target progress, analyze data, and propose improvement recommendations.
  • Support promotional activities, display optimization, and other in-store sell-through initiatives.
  • Collect competitive intelligence within the channel and produce regular analysis reports.
  • Complete other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working with or at Busy Ming Group (Busy Snack or Zhao Yiming Snack), other snack retail chains, or bulk discount retail channels.
  • Background with brand owners or distributors in the food, beverage, or snack industry.
  • Familiarity with ERP or inventory-management systems and proficiency in Excel for data analysis.
  • Some negotiation experience and commercial acumen.

About the Company

Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Mars makes confectionery, food, and petcare products and also operates pet health services through networks like Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, and Royal Canin. Its products are marketed under familiar brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Skittles, Dove, Orbit, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas, and Cocoavia, sold globally to consumers and pet owners. The company differs from competitors by combining a broad, diversified portfolio with a global, family-owned structure guided by the Mars Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, Freedom), which drives its operations and partnerships. Mars aims to help communities prosper and to grow its business while improving social and environmental outcomes, using its scale to support responsible practices across the world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$27B
Headquarters
McLean, VA
Founded
1911

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